Yong Chi...
why do you betray me?
Did I treat you unfairly?
Come down.
Liu Ji, listen.
I am now the ruler of Pei County.
All of you! Listen to me.
Your families are in my control.
If you follow Liu Ji,
I'll not spare their lives. I'll kill them.
Yong Chi, you took my warriors.
I'll never forgive you.
Let's leave.
Why do you leave?
Hey! Why do you leave?
How do I look?
Do I look like a king?
Your Majesty, you are back.
-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty, you are back.
Rise. You may rise.
Look at me. I've been living homeless for so long.
Were it not for your help...
I'm afraid I'd have lost my life.
Minister Song...
from now on, you may stay by my side.
Your Majesty, I don't deserve it.
I'm greatly honored.
I'll be at your command.
Minister Song, you're indeed very loyal to Chu.
I respect and admire your loyalty.
Yes.
General Xiang!
General Xiang?
Minister Song, you've been a minister for years.
You know how to greet me.
You should call me minister.
Commander-in-chief was the highest military rank in the old Chu.
Now that the king has returned,
some of the rules have changed and might not be the same as before.
All right. All right.
That's right.
You're right.
I totally agree with you.
But there is an old saying
that in our lives, we should size up the trend of events.
Only in this way,
we shall be able to remain undefeated.
To tell you the truth, now that our warriors of Xiang
are strong enough and we have many men to support us.
I dare say that soon,
I'll avenge the disgrace our state suffered in the past.
Minister Song, don't you agree?
The Xiang Army belongs to the Chu.
We should size up the trend of events. What you just said suits you better.
Minister Song...
I'm afraid that you secretly protected the king for years...
but now that the power has been seized by the others...
you must be not so happy right now.
It's still hard to tell who will emerge victory.
Though I should warn you, General Xiang,
you should think of your own safety.
Good. Good.
Then, let's wait and see.
Long Live Your Majesty!
-You may rise. -In June,
Xiang Liang crowned Mi Xin King.
To win support from the commoners, Mi Xin was also named King Huai of Chu.
With the support from senior officials of old Chu,
many former nobles came to join the court.
Xiang Liang succeeded in allying warriors from different areas of old Chu,
and he took charge of the military camp himself,
and was called Lord Wuxin.
The banner and capital for our state can be decided later.
We should decide our state's title first.
I think New Chu is a good name.
You are the right man to succeed to the throne of the king.
I think Later Chu won't make any sense.
No. Since Chu was formed in the east of the Yangtze River,
-we should call it East Chu. -All right, all right.
Your Majesty, I think we should discuss the color of our state banner.
Forget about it!
General Yu, do you have something to say?
It's been seven days straight
since we talked about these trivial matters.
The tyrannical Qin can only be wiped out by war.
It can't be done by discussing about the color of a banner.
Now that the whole world is determined to make every effort
But what are we doing here? Arguing pointless matters.
-Yu'er? This... -Huh?
-Where's our lord? -Inside.
My Lord!
I checked our men and found that Yong Chi took away half of them!
-What? -Moreover...
Our provision is in the town. We can't keep it up for long.
I don't understand why is this happening?
Guys, have I mistreated you?
And the commoners of Pei County, did I do anything wrong to them?
Why do they betray me with Yong Chi?
Talking is meaningless now. We need a solution.
There's no other way but fight!
No! The families of our men are in the town.
-We can't attack by force. -What should we do?
I have an idea.
What is it?
I'll write Chen Sheng a letter
and tell him that we are defending the town for him.
Now that Yong Chi has rebelled, we need warriors.
We'll borrow warriors from him to kill Yong Chi!
But once we accept his help...
we may have to act in his name and be at his command--
That doesn't matter.
So long as he lends me his warriors to kill Yong Chi,
I can accept any requirements. This is a good idea.
Hold on, hold on, hold on. Since we'll borrow warriors from him...
why don't we borrow more?
That's right. Whoever that have warriors,
we should write them a letter and tell them this.
Tell them that Yong Chi
is cursing them.
Tell them that Yong Chi bears a deep grudge against them
and he's calling them incompetent.
That's right. Let's do that.
Yes, provoke their hatred towards Yong Chi.
Once they're provoked, I believe someone will help us.
Hurry! Go! Mr. Xiao, let's go!
Hi, young man.
Have I met you before?
Madam, I'm Shen Yiji, an official to the administer of food provisions.
I once served Lord Pei.
Oh, I remember.
I saw you at my uncle's funeral.
Young man, you look kind.
I'm sure you're able to distinguish right from wrong.
Why do you follow Yong Chi?
-Madam, please have some food. -I'd rather not.
Young man, I beg you.
Kill Yong Chi.
Bring his head to the Lord of Pei.
-Please save the people here. -Stop saying that, Madam.
-You dare not kill a man? -I...
Set us free.
Send Liu Ji's father to him.
You will be immensely rewarded!
But...
I can't do that.
You are scared, right?
Then, why bring us food?
-You're trying to leave a way out? -Madam, lower your voice.
Fine, I'll lower my voice.
Tell me, whose side are you on?
I know what I should do.
But right now, please calm down, madam.
Otherwise, you may be killed.
Remember my words.
Come on, drink up. Fill them.
Come one, drink up, drink up.
Come on, drink up.
Come on, drink up. Fill them.
Drink up, drink up, drink up.
Good. Just drink it.
-Bring us more wine! -Sure.
Please enjoy your meal. The wine is coming.
Yong Chi.
-Is the messenger back yet? -No.
Didn't the king of Wei promise?
Why isn't he back yet?
Yong Chi, perhaps Mr. Zhou is waiting for the right moment.
The right moment? This is the right moment.
If we wait further, I'm afraid I'll be dead before Liu Ji.
Maybe that's what they're waiting for, Yong Chi.
Cunning dogs! These cunning dogs!
-Yong Chi, what will you do? -Time is up!
Must you do this, Yong Chi?
If I don't kill them, no one will take it seriously.
I wasn't joking at all!
Yong Chi, we can't!
Yong Chi, Yong Chi, we can't.
Yong Chi, I've conducted many funerals.
I know the meaning of grief.
The situation now is in our favor, to his disadvantage.
If we kill Liu Ji's family,
things will be different.
Heaven's punishment will come soon, Yong Chi.
Get out! Or I'll kill you now.
Yong Chi! Yong Chi!
I'm saying this for your own sake, Yong Chi!
Yong Chi, think it over, Yong Chi!
Think about it, Yong Chi.
Do you see that? Mr. Zhou has sent his men to help us.
I know he'll keep his words.
Yong Chi, look!
There are so few of them. This can't be a big help.
That's enough for us.
As long as we can defend the wall,
Liu Ji will starve to death.
Jing Ju is no one to be afraid of.
How'd he claim himself as the king of Chu? That'd make him a traitor.
With Chen Sheng as his subordinates
and with Qin Jia's support,
he's become way too arrogant.
When General Yu comes back,
I need to discuss with him how do we deal with Jing Ju.
Your Majesty, you need not do that.
Yu'er has gone to attack the enemy.
-What? I haven't given any orders yet. -Your Majesty,
I wanted to report this to you.
The moment Xiang Yu heard Jing Ju betrayed you,
he flew into a rage.
He understands speed is most valuable during battle.
Therefore, he did not stay and set off at night.
-But-- -It's good that Xiang Yu is loyal to you.
But setting off with the troops without your authorization
does not seem proper.
If our ministers learned that, what would they say about it?
Minister Song,
your words are quite wrong.
Well, why don't you tell me?
Your Majesty, Xiang Yu did all this
out of his loyalty to you,
and his passion to commoners of Chu. As a man of Chu...
the moment he heard that someone offended your authority...
he flew into a rage.
He wanted to rip the man into pieces.
All of you may not be aware of his temper.
He couldn't wait any longer.
Of course, before we came here,
we have been doing things our own way.
But now, we have you as the king...
we must as well learn
how to act as your commands.
But, about this matter, Your Majesty...
we have to take it easy.
We'll soon get accustomed. Don't you agree?
Your Majesty, for matter such as dispatching troops,
I think we should set some rules.
Yes.
Your Majesty, we absolutely must lay down some rules.
But waging war is quite different from other worldly affairs,
especially on the battlefield which constantly changes.
An opportunity to win may be lost easily.
As for political affairs,
and how to speak with proper forms of address...
I very much respect your skills.
My nephew Xiang Yu should learn from you.
But, as for galvanizing warriors to attack an enemy,
how to fight and how to lead soldiers to attack,
I dare to say that in this world,
nobody is better than Xiang Yu in taking advantage of chances at victory.
I'll say something that may come off as terse.
Minister Song, these are military affairs...
since you're not versed in such matter...
best not to interfere.
-You! -Stop!
All right, all right.
That's enough.
Minister Song.
Minister Xiang.
It's not that serious.
I intended to discuss with General Xiang
about how to wipe out Jing Ju.
Since he has already set off, we shall wish him success!
Good...
General, General.
General.
Our rear guard is ten kilometers from us. They can't catch up with our speed.
I don't think they can catch up with us.
-How many warriors do we have here? -Two thousand cavalries, 300 infantries.
-Send my orders, march at full speed. -General, if we do that,
won't we leave the rear guard farther behind?
If we slow down, the enemy will take precautions.
Zhongli Mei, you lead the 2,000 cavalries.
Discard heavy armors and march at full speed.
I'll bring up the rear.
When will you arrive?
I'll be there on the third day by dawn.
Got it. Orders for the chivalries!
Discard the heavy armors and proceed with full speed!
Miss Yu, you didn't eat or drink anything,
General Xiang is worried about you.
It's a pity that the horse Wuzhui has lost so much weight.
Even his mane looks dull.
If this goes one, both you and the horse will die.
Then, the General will not be able to win the war.
Our 10,000 warriors will die and never return home.
These 10, 000 warriors, especially Xiang Yu...
are my biggest enemies.
I only regret that...
my horse has to die with them.
General Xiang Yu is being silly.
He should focus on important things instead of wasting time on that horse.
He should just get another horse.
Important things?
The purpose of war is to kill.
Xiang Yu is nobody but an indecent bandit.
What are his important things?
I know little.
I know that Chu soldiers are killing Qin people.
Does it matter who they kill?
They're still killing.
Killing barehanded commoners.
Do they know the grief of the loss of a family?
They don't.
They are animals...
who claim themselves as heroes.
Miss Yu, Xiang Yiang is over there.
If Qin people were alive,
more commoners would suffer,
more Chu people would lose their home or family.
Isn't this one of the important things?
Jing Ju? Who is he?
Jing Ju claims himself the heir of the king of old Chu.
After Chen Sheng rose in rebellion, he showed up.
-Lu Wan. -Yes.
-Where is Chen Sheng? -Chen Sheng is dead.
Dead?
He died in Xiachengfu. His warriors were dispersed.
Since he couldn't help us, I turned to Jing Ju.
Jing Ju has proclaimed himself as the king of Chu.
He said he'd help us.
His warriors have arrived in Liucheng. This is the letter from him.
Mr. Xiao, read it. What does he say?
Lord, Jing Ju agrees to lend us his warriors.
-How many?
-3,000. -Three thousand, that's enough.
My Lord, we should be cautious.
I heard Jing Ju is a dishonest man known for his bad reputation.
I'm afraid that after helping us, he may propose some terms.
I don't care about that. So long as he lends us warriors
to kill Yong Chi, I'd answer whatever he asked.
Well,
we should go to Jing Ju's residence immediately.
Mr. Xiao, stay here and keep watch.
Our food supply is low.
But before we set off,
we should arrange a good meal for our warriors
and you should reserve the rest.
It's a rough road to Jing Ju's residence.
As for food on the road, I hope people will help us.
Or else...
we...
we will have to steal.
But whatever I do,
I'll get Yong Chi and punish him.
Here. It's yours. Take it.
Sure.
-Take it. -Yes.
It's yours.
Take it.
-Brothers, did you have enough food? -Yes!
Good. We will leave now to Jing Ju's residence.
He promised to lend us some warriors.
What can we do with warriors?
We can kill Yong Chi.
-Go! -Let's go. Let's go. Let's go!
Mr. Xiao.
My Lord! My Lord!
What's wrong?
Lord, there is an army in front of us.
I don't know who they are.
Let's stop for a while.
Stop. Let's stop for a while.
Let's find out.
-They are not officials. -Yes.
Tell our men to take cover.
Get down. Take cover.
Get down.
Come on.
Let's go have a look.
In case they suspect us, leave the armor and weapons.
Sure.
Ji, can't we bring our weapons?
It's fine. Come on.
May I ask who am I meeting?
Our lord killed the chief magistrate of Sishui.
He is the lord of Pei County. Who are you?
The Lord of Pei?
I have heard of you.
I'm Zhang Liang.
You're Zhang Liang who attacked Qin soldiers in Bolangsha?
Yes, I am.
-My respects, sir! -I don't deserve it.
Lord, where are you going now?
To be frank...
we were defeated in a battle.
We're going to the Jing Ju for help.
-Are you also going to him? -Why?
-You're going there, too? -Indeed.
Come on out!
Well then,
I wonder if we can continue our journey together?
Good. You and your men can stay behind our troops.
-Why? -Shut up.
If we meet Qin soldiers, I can protect you.
Well then, thank you. Please.
Make way!
March on!
Let's go.
Words from our messenger, Qin Jia attempted to flee
but were captured by Ying Bu.
General Ying Bu has returned with those captives.
I want Ying Bu and you to divide and rule them.
I took great pains to stop them from meeting with each other.
Mr. Fan, how do we deal with Jing Ju?
-You want him dead or alive? -I'd be willing to kill him.
This is my mission.
Mr. Liu, we'll arrive after crossing these woods.
Yes. But I think we should hurry.
Come on. Hurry up.
Hurry. Keep up.
-My Lord. -Don't fall behind.
My Lord! My Lord!
-What's wrong? -It's bad. Jing Ju was killed.
By whom?
Xiang Liang's men.
-Get more details. -Yes, sir.
Mr. Liu, it looks like luck is not on our side today.
We can't get help from Jing Ju.
We should find another way.
Mr. Liu, what's your idea?
Since we can't get Jing Ju's help...
we can only fight.
-What? Fight? -But Jing Ju was killed.
We can go on fighting. Fight Jing Ju's men.
Give my orders. March on full speed!
March on full speed!
XIANG
Jing Ju, get down here!
How dare you pretend to be the king of Chu? Come fight me!
What are you cursing about?
Who are you?
Who am I? Don't you know who I am?
-I don't know. -I'm Liu Ji.
Liu Ji? Who is Liu Ji?
Who are you?
Me? I'm Long Ju from General Xiang Yu's military camp.
Pardon me? Xiang Yu's military camp?
-Where is Jing Ju? -We killed him.
What? He's killed?
We came to kill him!
How could you kill him first?
You came to kill Jing Ju?
We're in the same boat.
Open the gate and let them in!
Move.
Go. Keep up. Keep up.
Move, move.
We misunderstood you.
Right. General Long Ju.
General Xiang Yu is a man I respect very much.
We heard Long Ju was too arrogant...
and proclaimed himself king.
We were extremely angry about it and we came to fight him.
I didn't expect that you actually got him already.
Right. But what you did encourages Chu people.
-I shall report this to General Xiang Yu. -That's very kind of you.
General Long.
I have a request, perhaps you could help.
Please, say.
Any chance I could meet General Xiang Yu?
Well...
Listen to me, tomorrow morning,
you and your men can follow me to my camp.
Thank you, General.
Mr. Liu, I finally know that you are such a crafty man.
Earlier when you said you will fight Jing Ju,
your idea surprised me.
I'd like to know
how did you think of such a good way to save yourself.
Have a seat, Mr. Zhang.
I figured,
we came to borrow warriors from Jing Ju,
but in the end, he and his men were killed by Xiang Yu.
We couldn't give up, we still needed warriors.
Then, what should I do? So, I thought
if I said we're here to fight Jing Ju,
even if Xiang Yu hears about it,
he'd think that we were in the same boat.
In a way, we have a good reason
to borrow warriors from Xiang Yu and get what we came for.
Excellent.
You are indeed a man of exceptional ability.
Aren't you the man of exceptional ability?
In Bolangsha, you dared to assassinate the first emperor yourself.
-Only an outstanding man could do that. -Right.
It's nothing.
Mr. Liu, you said you'd borrow warriors from Xiang Yu.
But at the moment,
they are busy attacking the granaries of Qin warriors
and fighting the main forces of Qin.
I'd like to know how you'd borrow them in such a situation.
You're right.
I know it's not easy.
But this is my only chance.
It doesn't matter. Even if we can't get his help,
I swear I'll fight with Yong Chi.
All these are not important. Mr. Zhang.
I do have a favor to ask.
I wonder if you'd like to join us.
The state of affairs of the world is unpredictable now.
Jing Ju's death will worsen the turmoil.
If I can be of any help, I'd like to join you.
For one, I can be updated with what's going on in the world.
For another, I can try my best to help you.
That's great.
I'm afraid I may bother you.
You're too modest.
You're the very man we want.
Look! Over there!
Yes!
-Look at their flashy armor! -Right.
Just wait here.
-I'll report to General Xiang. -Sure. Thank you.
But he may not see you.
Hey!
Look at their warriors.
Look.
That's it. Stop staring.
You make us look like fools.
Please come here, Liu Ji!
Get ready. Let's go.
-Come on, come on. -Let's go.
Your name is Liu Ji?
You've had a long journey.
We're out of tents. The stables.
Yes.
What does that mean?
This...
Let's go.
Take it easy, General Cao.
They want us to stay in stables?
-How can we live here? -How can they do this?
-They want us to stay here? -Is this a place for humans?
-We'll stay here? -This is ridiculous!
They don't respect us at all.
We are not horses. How can we live here?
My Lord, let's return. Let's leave.
Let's leave.
-He doesn't show any respect for us. -That's right.
We’ve never suffered such a disgrace.
My Lord, can't you see that he is a man that despises others.
He is nothing but arrogant.
-Right. Let's leave here. -Quiet. Quiet. Quiet.
It's good to stay here. We can keep our distance.
That's enough. Clean the place up.
-Tidy up. -Yes.
-Hurry. Clean the place up. -Hurry.
-Mr. Zhang. -Yes?
From his attitude, I can say that we can't get his help easily.
But Mr. Liu, I heard that Xiang Liang is chivalrous and likes to help.
Compared to him, Xiang Yu is also generous and chivalrous.
Mr. Liu, I think
since you're already here, you might as well stay here.
Thus, you'll have time to tell them what's in your mind.
What do you think?
Right. That's our only choice.
We'll have to tolerate it for now.
Hey, guys!
Hurry up, we'll not stay here long.
-Yes! -Yes!
General, Mr. Liu requests to meet you.
He may enter.
General Xiang?
-Have you something to tell me? -I dare not.
I heard that you are a righteous man and you'd help those in trouble.
Who needs help?
Help me.
Tell me in detail.
I am in grave trouble...
all because of a traitor!
A traitor?
Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok